Office File API - Create Thumbnail Images for Excel, Word, and PDF Documents

This example demonstrates how to generate preview images for files in different document formats (DOCX, XLSX, PDF) using the Office File API library. To display the generated images the WinForms GridControl's WinExplorerView is used.

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Files to Review

• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)
• ImageExporterHelper.cs (VB: ImageExporterHelper.vb)

Documentation

Spreadsheet Document API

• How to: Generate a Thumbnail Image from a Worksheet
• How to: Generate a Thumbnail Image from a Chart Sheet

PDF Document API

• How to: Export a PDF Document to a Bitmap

Word Processing Document API

• How to: Use the Word Processing Document API to Export a Document to a Series of Images

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